Saga Domain

The Saga Domain was a feudal domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

History
The Nabeshima, lately of Saga domain, were sensible enough to join Ieyasu Tokugawa while there was still doubt over the result of the Battle of Sekigahara. Their domain included the port of Nagasaki, where Japan had its only official trade with the West. Perhaps this knowledge of the outside world and its dangers had convinced the Nabeshima to throw their weight behind the Imperial Court. The Nabeshima had Western connections and trade that was far ahead of any other domain, making them artillery experts with good shipbuilding and industrial facilities.